At the same time, many increased their activity and some started pioneering, including Mihai Nistor and Vasile Sabadâş.

Mihai was assigned to the northwest and center of Transylvania, where he continued to pioneer even after the Communist ban, under which he was long pursued by the enemy. How did he avoid capture? He relates: “I made up a bag that looked identical to the one used by men who sold windows. Wearing work clothes and carrying window panes and tools, I walked around in the center of the villages and towns where I was assigned to preach. Whenever I saw the police or someone who looked suspicious, I would advertise my windows in a loud voice. Other brothers employed different methods to evade the opposers. It was exciting work but risky​—not just for us pioneers but also for the families who took us into their homes. Still, it brought us great joy to see Bible students progress and the publisher ranks grow.”

[Picture on page 111]

Mihai Nistor